Lesotho vs Pitcairn Islands
Lesotho is 646 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Lesotho about 646 times.
LesothoPitcairn IslandsLesotho moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 646× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Lesotho | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 50 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Adamstown |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lesotho sits at about 30°S and is stretched to 1.32× its true area; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Lesotho bigger than Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Lesotho is 646 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 646 times: Lesotho has 646× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Lesotho and Pitcairn Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lesotho is drawn about 1.32× its true area there and Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Lesotho or Pitcairn Islands?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 50. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².